| Small firms miss out on federal deals
In May, the House of Representatives passed the Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act, which would raise the government goal for small-business participation in federal procurement contracts from 23% to 30%. Time to celebrate? Probably not. .
(AFX UK Focus) 2007-08-14 16:33 GMT: N.D.: Execs say cutting CO2 not cheap
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Reducing the carbon dioxide output of North Dakota's coal-fired power plants won't be quick, easy or cheap, say energy officials who believe more federal research money is needed to explore ways to cut emissions. The gas is blamed as a cause of global warming. Congress has considered emission limits, but industry officials don't know yet how strict they will be, or the cost of obeying them, said Ron Harper, chief executive officer of Basin Electric Power Cooperative. "We don't have targets to shoot at. They're all around the board," Harper said Monday. "If we could, as an industry, have targets, we've proven that we can meet them ... But without targets, and incentives to get to those targets, we don't have anything to shoot at." Harper spoke at a U.S.
Birth of the Drukpa lineage
TIBETAN Buddhism or the Vajrayana tradition consists of four schools the Nyingma, Sakya, Kagyu and Gelug. The Drukpa lineage, one of the more notable sub-sects of the Kagyu school, was established in 1206 after its founder, Tsangpa Gyare (1161-1211), saw nine dragons soaring into the sky from the earth at the holy place where his guru, Lingchen Repa, had instructed him to build a monastery. Believing it to be an auspicious sign, he promptly named his sect Druk (meaning dragon), which also refers to the sound of thunder in Tibetan. The spot where the monastery was built was named Namdruk (Sky Dragon). Buddhism had arrived in Western Ladakh via Kashmir in the second century, when it was a part of Tibets Kushan empire. At that time, much of eastern Ladakh and western Tibet were practising the shamanistic Bon religion. Ladakh, a land of high passes located on one of the Silk Road networks, became an important trading centre.
Where Have All the Securities Class Actions Gone?
Securities class actions are on the wane. For decades, corporate America fought them hard, writing checks to settle cases with one hand, and checks to K Street lobbyists with the other. But the plaintiffs proved tenacious, and the cases kept coming. Until recently, that is. Last year, plaintiffs filings were down nearly 40 percent from the previous year, to the lowest level of securities class actions in more than a decade. The downward trend is expected to continue this year. Why? Take your pick from among several explanations. (A) The stock market is near an all-time high, and fraud tends to be discovered when the market is down. (B) The field's most prolific plaintiffs firm, Milberg Weiss, has been reduced to a shadow of its former self. (C) Recent appellate court rulings, including a couple at the U.S.
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart and ex-girlfriend reach custody pact for baby son
Matt Leinart and ex-girlfriend Brynn Cameron have reached a custody agreement for their 10-month-old son.
Details were disclosed to a Los Angeles Superior Court judge during a
closed session, their lawyers said Monday.
Leinart is a quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals.
"It's good through the end of the (football) season," said Leinart's attorney, Laura Wasser. "We've spoken to our client and he's pleased with it."
Ronald A. Rale, Cameron's lawyer, also confirmed the accord.
Leinart and Cameron met as students at the University of Southern California, where Leinart won a Heisman Trophy and Cameron played on the women's basketball team.
Cameron and her family sat on benches outside the courtroom as attorneys
negotiated final custody arrangements before going before the judge.
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